Comments on: Resolutionshttp://thebigbearbutt.com/2011/01/03/resolutions/
Thu, 30 Jul 2015 03:34:45 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Rikanhttp://thebigbearbutt.com/2011/01/03/resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-58572
Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:04:12 +0000http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=3770#comment-58572I try to be a good person in game. I play on an RPVPP server, but very rarely engage in world PVP. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever started a fight; I’m more likely to defend myself (i.e. dying in a hilarious and embarrassingly quick way) than to pick one. Except when I see high level characters of the opposing faction griefing lowbies. Yes, it’s a PVP server, but griefing is never an acceptable activity. If I see lowbies getting terrorized, I make my presence known. The funny thing is I’m awful at PVP. Seriously bad at it. But often just by showing up the griefer takes off. The reason they’re targeting weaker characters is usually because they have no fear about getting killed themselves. As soon as an opponent their own size shows up, they usually leave. Some people think it’s funny that I do the same thing to people of my own faction. I see Horde griefing lowbie Allies? I usually whisper to them to let them know their behaviour is distasteful to some people. They either curse at me, or sheepishly take off having gotten their fingers slapped a little.

I’m a druid, so I toss out Mark of the Wild to nearly every Hordie I pass in my travels. I throw HoTs on people caught up in battling mobs. I nuke things that are following fleeing lowbies. I’ve also given away free gear when I was leveling my leatherworking and the prices on the AH were low. Why sell it for 10silver to the vendor when someone might get use of it for a level or so. I’m a soft touch when it comes to people asking for a handful of silver to train skills at low levels, I usually give them a handful of gold instead.

Why do I do all this? First of all, to balance out the jerks. And secondly, because other people have done the same thing for me. Whether it be friends or strangers, I’ve come across many helpful and awesome people. I’ve had passing Hordies resurrect my lifeless cow body, I’ve gotten free gear enchants from people trying to skill up, I’ve received gold just for offering information.

Sure I’ve run across more than enough jerks and idiots, but there are still plenty of nice people in game. If more of us try to do a good deed, it will eventually come back right when you need it.

My friends and I got lucky finding some really cool people too.
Three of us qued DPS and got into Heroic Deadmines for the first time. We qued DPS because none of us wanted to put up with the the jack-asses you’re talking about. We ended up with a healer/tank team from the same guild, and it turned into a fantastic run. They were level-headed and willing to learn and work through unknown fights. We were thrilled to find people so easy going and obviously in it for the fun of the experience. And they were happy to work with three DPS that knew what they were doing and weren’t interested in competing with each other. After the first one we got into a common Vent together and ran some more. If those two hadn’t been from a cross-server que, we’d have invited them to our guild and made runs like that more common. We made some friends that night even if they are cross-server.

All in all, it renewed my faith that are really ARE cool people out there playing. It very often feels like they are few and very far between, but every once in a while, just when you think it’s totally not worth it, you come across someone that is just a pleasure to work with.

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Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:22:16 +0000http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=3770#comment-58570I spent a lot of time on boats when I was leveling my shammy jc. I always kept copper wire and malachite in my bags. When I was waiting with a lowbie caster, I would inspect them and make them the malachite pendant if they didn’t have a neck piece. Amazed me how many of them were surprised that I just wanted to help them out.

]]>By: sirfwalgmanhttp://thebigbearbutt.com/2011/01/03/resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-58568
Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:10:39 +0000http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=3770#comment-58568I offered someone in WoW (on a chat channel) 50g for a quick answer to a question. A guy stepped up and refused the money and answered my question. So there may be good people left in WoW.

]]>By: Steelehttp://thebigbearbutt.com/2011/01/03/resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-58567
Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:08:39 +0000http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=3770#comment-58567haha i had a priest pulling of the same crap, voted him out before pulling the last boss after a straining run full of nearly-dieing and self-healing. 700 dps wtf do they think they are doing.

]]>By: Perdissahttp://thebigbearbutt.com/2011/01/03/resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-58566
Wed, 05 Jan 2011 03:08:37 +0000http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=3770#comment-58566That is the wrong way to see it. I hate it when people ninja nodes from me. If I start doing it myself, just because others I dislike are doing it, what does that make me? Besides, it’s not an all-or-nothing situation as you put it (getting herbs vs getting zero herbs), since a lot of nodes don’t have any mobs linked to them these days.

]]>By: Perdissahttp://thebigbearbutt.com/2011/01/03/resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-58565
Wed, 05 Jan 2011 03:02:33 +0000http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=3770#comment-58565The other day, I was in Tol Barad and had to do a daily quest to collect cannonballs from the ground. The area is packed with ghosts and hit pretty hard. I went to the area and found that it was mainly cleared, apparently by a DK who was killing off 2 last mobs, next to a pile of cannonballs. Now, there is another quest for the area to kill the ghosts, and I wondered whether the DK was doing the cannonball quest or the ghost quest. I whispered him “are you on the cannonball quest?”

I saw him pause while fighting the ghosts. He replied “OMFG someone asked instead of just ninjaing the cannonballs. I don’t believe it! BTW I’m not on that quest, help yourself.” I got my cannonballs and was on my way.

]]>By: Chawahttp://thebigbearbutt.com/2011/01/03/resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-58563
Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:50:48 +0000http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=3770#comment-58563Whenever I hear any swearing going on around the computers, it usually means my significant other is in a Pug. This, combined with the fact that all the Cata dungeons are new and unknown to me, have kept me away from the LFD, even at the normal level.

So glad that this random kindness happened to you. Wonderful way to start off the new year!

However, I am sorry to Cassie for a horrible start to the new year in that heroic. I hope she runs into some random kindness to offset it soon!